Monthly Archive for July, 2012

Layout Tables Tables in HTML are intended for tabular data. Although using tables for page layout is not considered best practice, this typically has minimal impact on accessibility, as long as two primary guidelines are kept in mind. First, do not use any markup that is typically used to identify data tables. This includes table […]

Automatically Generating Tactile Visualizations of Coordinate Spaces using 3D Printers Guest blog post by Chris Kidd, Craig Brown (http://www.student.seas.gwu.edu/~cbrown16/), and Amy Hurst (http://amyhurst.com/) Visual representations of information have become common in the media, business, and our home lives. For example, news publishers visually illustrate trends in public sentiment on policy issues over time; meetings and […]

In honor of the 22nd Anniversary of the ADA, Marylanders will be celebrating the ADA with an afternoon-long event hosted by the Maryland Department of Disabilities. MARYLAND CELEBRATES THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WITH A FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY Celebration features exhibits and other displays that focus on the role […]

Pop-up Windows Pop-up windows (new windows that are triggered automatically or when a user activates a link) can cause confusion and disorientation for all users. While screen readers typically indicate that a new window has opened, managing multiple windows can be complicated, especially for blind users. Because of the various difficulties with pop-up windows, they […]

In honor of the 22nd Anniversary of the passage of the ADA on July 26th, the ADA National Network has developed an anniversary toolkit that includes a history of the law, statistics, videos, resources and sample proclamations. The ADA Network has also made regional information available, including personal reflections on the impact of the passage of the […]